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“In 2010 Renault discovered a set of fascinating statistics. According to the figures, towns with more Mégane were happier, had higher rates of fertility and longer life expectancies.
To put this theory to the test, they’ve sent Claude, a ‘consultant de joie’ to Gisburn (Lancashire). A town with no Méganes and apparently very little joie de vivre, to conduct ‘The Mégane Experiment’.”

Eurovision is probably one of the most popular European TV show. And even if French don’t get the true party potentiality of this event, Lena Meyer-Landrut generated a big hype in Germany and during the show.

What’s even greater is that Lena generated a big Word Of Mouth weeks before the final show, in Germany but also in other countries.

“It’s demeaning and horrible and cruel and exploitative, although any of those words can generally be used to describe any segment of Opie and Anthony’s radio show as a whole. But sometimes good things come out of squicky things, and this clip is an odd moment of joy in an otherwise abhorrent publicity stunt. One of the contestants in this years upcoming “Homeless Shopping Spree,” a man known simply as “Mustard,” was given a guitar to play a song (he doesn’t own one, being homeless and all.) The man did a simple, bluesy-gruff cover of Radiohead’s “Creep,” and it’s been getting passed around since because it’s pretty amazing.”

The performance is now going viral, even in France, thanks to Gonzague.

This case demonstrates that the things that happen in the long-tail can be brought back to a wider coverage. It won’t change misery, poverty, but it’d give a nice fairy tale before Christmas’ eve.